The Young Master's Quest Ch. 21: Tour lovely Platinum Castle! Part 2
Note: In this chapter & possibly the rest of the fic, "::this format::" will be used as dialog for ::Zelda moment:: pokémon who speak with their wits. Now enjoy!
Later…
The tour continued through most of the other corrals. They saw Prince Israel's majestic flying pokémon, which were in a bird cage-like corral. They saw everything from Israel's fire type pokémon to his scary (at least to Misty) bug pokémon.
The group still had two corrals to visit. They now stood in front of a broken down house.
"A-are we going in there?" Misty asked.
"Yep. This is the dark and ghost type corral." Israel replied. "Why? Are ya scared?"
"What? No! I ain't scared of nothing!" Misty replied.
"Well then, let's go inside." Israel said. Scary music started to play as the group went inside the haunted house.
Inside, it was dark. So dark that I would have to deem it as… advanced darkness. On second thought, it wasn't that dark. You're able to see, but it's still dark.
"Woah. Too many darks." Brock said.
Anyway, the floor was made out of wood, the paint on the walls were chipping & falling off, and the rest of the house seemed to be in much need of repair.
"So, you're rich & you can't afford to get this place renovated?" Misty asked.
"It has to be this way." Israel defended. "Don't ya know? Ghost pokémon love old, worn out places like this."
"And what about your dark pokémon? It can't be very good for them." Brock mentioned.
"Well, the house isn't in that bad a shape, so my dark pokémon are safe. They just sleep during the day anyway. At night, they train with my ghost pokémon." Israel explained.
"It must be kinda tough on your breeder." Ash said.
"Not really. You just have to be quiet if you visit during the day. She can be a real witch if you wake her up." Israel replied.
"So let's see your pokémon."
"Ok. They should be in the basement sleeping."
The group then tiptoed through the house, causing creak after creak after creak to be heard all around. They reached the door to the cellar and they heard a noise coming from the other side.
"What's that?" Misty asked.
"Hmmmm…. Must be snoring." Israel replied. He turned the knob & walked in. The group went down the old stairs. The noise got louder & louder until…
"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?"
"Spongebob Squarepants!"
The group got to the bottom & saw all of Prince Israel's dark & ghost pokémon and a person getting ready to watch an episode of Spongebob Squarepants. The group fell over.
"I thought dark & ghost pokémon sleep during the day." Brock mocked.
"I guess nothing stands between a pokémon & its cartoons—not even sleep." Israel said with a nervous smile.
"My lord. Hi! How are ya?" The breeder asked as she got up from the couch. She was one of those people that wear black and puts on white make-up (Goths?). This person's article of black clothing was a dress (A/N: You know that old star, Elvira, Mistress of darkness? Well that's the dress the breeder's wearing). She had black hair & blue eyes. The group got up.
"Hi. I'm fine." Israel said as he dusted himself off. "This is Ophelia, my dark & ghost breeder." He introduced her to the rest of the group.
(A/N: Try & guess what famous play Ophelia is from!)
He introduced the rest of the group to Ophelia & started to talk to her. While they were talking, Brock looked at Israel's pokémon. He was looking at Israel's gengar, Ghost King, when he made a discovery.
"Hey Israel, why does your gengar have a collar?" Ghost King was wearing a golden collar.
"We've been traveling for a few months and you mean to tell me that you didn't know my pokémon wear collars?!" Israel exclaimed. He fell over when the rest of the group nodded their heads.
"Well they do! Look at Sadie." He held up Sadie for everybody to see. She was wearing a gold collar as well.
"Ohhhhhhhh!!!" Was the reply. Brock then continued looking at the pokémon. He was now looking at Israel's houndour.
"Hey, why does your houndour have a blue collar?" he asked.
"Ruff!" Barked the houndour.
Israel was slightly miffed, but he decided to answer anyway.
"Most of my pokémon wear blue collars to show their rank."
"Rank?" Misty asked.
"Yep. Most of my pokémon wear blue collars because they're not my best ones. My fun pokémon wear silver collars, and my strongest pokémon wear gold collars."
"Then what about Sadie? She's not your best normal type, right?" Ash asked. Israel sweatdropped.
"Right. My ursaring, Bear Queen, is my best normal type. Sadie wears a gold collar because she's my favorite pokémon. The collars also protect them."
"Besides allowing people to identify your pokémon if they get lost, what else can your collars do?" Misty asked.
"I'll show you. See ya later Ophelia." Prince Israel said as he was leaving. The rest of the group followed him.
"Ok. Bye." Ophelia replied. She sat down on the sofa & had some cereal.
At the castle's main gates…
"My collars do two things. I'll show ya the first thing." Prince Israel said. He walked a few feet in front of the group & put Sadie down. He then walked back to the group, picked up a nearby rock, and tossed it at Sadie.
"What are you doing?!" The group asked after witnessing this act of abuse.
"Don't worry. She's safe." Israel said. The rock was nearing Sadie. "Collar Shield! Activate!" He pressed the face of his poké gear. A small barrier surrounded Sadie and the rock bounced off of it.
"See? Sadie was saved by one of my collars' abilities, the Collar Shield."
"Cool!" The group exclaimed.
"Now, I'll show you the second thing. Ash, could you pick up Sadie for me?" Israel asked.
"Uhhhh… Sure." Ash replied & he walked over to Sadie. When he got to her, he picked her up. Sadie didn't seem to show any resistance.
"Now walk outside the gates." Israel said. Ash complied & went to the gates. He asked the guard to open the gates. When the guard noticed Sadie in Ash's arms, he looked at Israel. The prince nodded to show it was alright. The guard clapped his hands & the gates opened. Ash then made his way out. As soon as he took one foot outside the gates, he heard a beeping sound. In a few seconds, Sadie glowed white and disappeared. She reappeared on top of Israel's shoulders.
"The Collar Teleport. My collars' second ability." Israel said as Ash made his way back to the group. "If anybody but me leaves the boundaries of the castle with any of my pokémon, they will instantly teleport back to me or their corresponding corral. Whichever I decide on. The thief will be left empty handed. Also, if the pokémon happens to be inside its master ball when it gets stolen, the pokémon and the ball will be sent back." Israel took a deep breath.
"Cool. You don't use these abilities when you battle, do you?" Misty asked.
"Of course not. That would be cheating." Israel replied.
"Oh. Ok then."
"Let's go. We still have one more corral to see." Prince Israel said. He led the group to the final corral, the psychic type corral.
The corral was close to the castle. So close that part of it is used to train on rainy days. The group arrived at the corral. Once again, Israel blew his whistle & all of his psychic pokémon ran/flew/teleported to him. He sent out Voldemort and he proceeded to pet the pokémon.
"::Master.::" Israel heard a voice in his head.
"King Mewtwo? Where are you?" Israel asked. The cloned one then materialized with Mew right beside him. King Mewtwo was wearing a gold, jewel studded collar. Israel's mew was wearing a silver collar.
"Eeeeeeeeee!!!!" Israel yelled as he ran to the two pokémon. "I missed you so much!" He said when he reached them. He hugged King Mewtwo. Mew was flying around them.
"::Where were you all this time?::" King Mewtwo asked.
"I was traveling around with some friends." Israel replied. He was now petting his mew. Ash & co. walked up to them.
"::It's you.::" Mewtwo said to the group of three.
"Guys, this is King Mewtwo & Prince Mew and—Wait! You know them!?" Israel asked the psychic type.
"::Yes I do Master. Here's what happened.::" Mewtwo's eyes glowed blue and the events of the first movie played, really fast, in Israel's mind. "::And that's what happened.::"
"®.® Ugh… What a rush." Israel said dizzily.
"So Israel, how did you catch them?" Ash asked, clearly referring to King Mewtwo & Prince Mew. Israel got out of his dizziness.
"Here's what happened."
"::I can tell the story Master. I'll just show you the images.::" Mewtwo offered.
"Oh no ya don't! I'll be the narrator. You just play the images. Slowly!" Prince Israel replied.
"::As you wish.::" Mewtwo said. His eyes started to glow blue again.
"Now then, I was returning home after winning the Kanto League competition when it happened." Israel said. Everything got all wavy-like for the flashback.
::::Flashback::::
(A/N: So there wouldn't be any confusion, anything in ::::this format:::: is what's going on in the present-day world.)
A younger Prince Israel was seen walking through a forest.
"::::Like I said, I was walking home. My father had promised me a huge gift if I won at the Kanto League, so I was really happy with myself.::::" The present-day Israel said.
The younger Israel then stopped to make camp since it was sunset. He pitched the tent & got some firewood. All he needed now was water.
"::::I went to get some water when things turned upside down.::::"
Israel was next seen walking by a bush. A pinkish white tail was sticking out of it.
"What's that?" The past Israel asked himself. The tail disappeared into the bush. The owner of the tail appeared before Israel. It was floating in mid-air & it looked pretty short.
"What kind of pokémon are you?" Israel asked. The pokémon gave him a curious look. Israel then dug into one of his pockets & took out his pokédex. It was the model he got from Prof. Oak. He then pointed it at the pokémon.
"Mew. The new species pokémon. No information on this pokémon is currently available." The electronic voice buzzed.
"Hmmm… No info, huh?" Israel asked as his shut the pokédex & put it away. "That must mean you're a rare pokémon! I wanna catch you." He pulled out a gold master ball.
"Mew!" It screeched as it started to fly away from Israel.
"Wait!" Israel yelled as he ran after Mew. He dropped the bucket he was carrying.
They both went past trees, bushes, and other shrubbery as the chase continued. Israel's legs started to hurt, but he didn't care. Pain wasn't an obstacle to him.
"I want that pokémon." He said through clenched teeth.
"::::It felt like many hours passed by, though it was only a few minutes. Mew had led me through a cave. On the other side, an amazing sight awaited me.::::"
"Wow! I've never seen so many pokémon." The cave ended at a lake. Lot's of pokémon were around. Mew had gotten away. Israel saw a charizard & pidgeot flying, a gyarados swimming, and a meowth & pikachu playing. But where was Mew? Israel walked further into the area.
"::WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?!::" A voice boomed in Israel's mind. He was petrified. He wanted to run, but he couldn't. He was tired from chasing Mew & his legs felt like jelly. Israel looked at the lake and noticed that the pokémon there were looking at something to his left. He slowly turned & saw a truly sinister sight. There was Mew, but next to it stood an even bigger pokémon. It barely resembled Mew. It looked ugly compared to the cute pokémon.
(A/N: That was my reaction when I first saw a picture of him.)
"::WELL!?::" The pokémon asked.
"I-I w-wandered here by accident." Israel stuttered.
"::Hmph! What's your name?::"
"I'm Prince Israel of Johto. And you?"
"::I am known as Mewtwo.::"
"Mewtwo? Then you're related to Mew!" Israel said.
"::Well, I'm actually his clone and—Hold it! How do you know Mew!? Villain! Leave this place at once!::" Mewtwo yelled. He knocked Israel to the ground with his psychic powers.
(A/N: Now, why does that sound familiar? ;D )
"::::That was when I got really mad.::::"
"You idiot! How dare you strike the great prince of Johto!?" Israel picked up a nearby rock. "Take this!" He tossed it.
"::::A rock?::::" Present-day Mewtwo smirked.
"::::Hey! I was really mad at the time!::::" Israel replied. Mewtwo snickered.
"::::Yes. You said that already.::::"
"::::Watch it. Anyway, I soon discovered that that wasn't a rock I tossed.::::" Mewtwo gasped at this comment. "::::Aha! Now you remember, huh?!::::"
"::::SHUT UP AND GET BACK TO THE STORY!!!::::" Everyone else yelled.
"::::Geez! Touchy! Anyway…::::"
"My master ball!" Indeed, Past Israel tossed the ball meant for Mew at Mewtwo.
"::Hmph! You're not catching me that easily!::" Mewtwo said. He launched several psychic blasts at the master ball. A shield formed around the ball, preventing the attacks from affecting it. Mewtwo flew away in an attempt to escape the ball's grasp. But then, the master ball sprouted a rocket booster from the back & chased the pokémon. Mewtwo shot some more attacks at the ball. Each attempt failed. Finally, Mewtwo wound up above where he was when he met Israel. He made a barrier around himself for protection against the master ball. Mewtwo then rushed towards the master ball in an attempt to knock it into the stratosphere. Instead, the ball went THROUGH the barrier and hit Mewtwo.
"::NOOOOOO!!!!!!!::" Mewtwo yelled as he disappeared in a flash of red energy into the master ball. It fell & landed in front of Israel.
"I'm-a Israel! I'm-a gonna win!" The boy yelled, imitating Wario.
::::In the present-day world, everybody but Israel sweatdropped.::::
"::::What?! I was really excited at the time too!::::" Israel protested.
"::::Whatever!::::" Everybody else yelled.
"::::Here's what happened next.::::" Prince Israel said dejectedly.
All the pokémon, including Mew, was not too pleased with Past Israel's actions since he first intruded into their home. They were ganging up on him and getting ready to attack.
"You want a piece of me, boys?" Israel challenged. "Then, say 'hello' to mah little friend!" He opened up a zipper of his backpack and lot's (and I mean LOT'S) of master balls shot out at the pokémon. They all ran for it. Israel held the backpack like a gun.
"Eeh! Eeh! Eeh! ::Pause:: Hey! I probably look like Rambo! =D ::Un-pause:: Eeh! Eeh! Eeh!"
All of the pokémon were in a panic as many of them got captured.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Israel screamed at the top of his lungs as he emptied the last of his "ammo" on the last few pokémon in the area. He panted for air when it was all said and done. The master balls that didn't claim a victim flew back to the bag to "reload."
"::::All of the master balls that successfully captured a pokémon were teleported to the castle except one.::::"
Past Israel was still gasping for air when he noticed a master ball was still shaking.
"That's Mewtwo's ball." He picked it up. The ball was shaking in his hand.
"You must be really strong to resist capture for so long, but you'll give up soon." Israel held the ball as he walked back to his campsite.
"::::I guarded that ball with my life while I made my way back home. Mewtwo gave up the fight a week later.::::" Present-day Israel said as everything got wavy again, signaling the end of the flashback. Everybody clapped at the performance.
"Was that meowth Sadie?" Brock asked.
"Nope. The meowth I caught that day is now my persian. Sadie is his daughter." Israel replied.
"So what was the gift your father promised you?" Misty asked.
"The gift were three pokémon; Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres." Israel replied. The group gasped.
"Well, that explains how you got them." Ash commented.
"Yep. Anyway, Mewtwo, I'll see ya tomorrow." Israel said.
"::Yes Master::"
"Let's go guys. We have the rest of the castle's interior to see." The group went inside the closest entrance of the castle.
After the tour…
"So now you guys know how to get around?" Israel asked.
"Yes." Everybody else replied in a bored tone.
"Cool. I'll be going to dinner now." Israel said as he started to walk to the dinning room.
(A/N: Yes. It took that long for the tour to end! =P)
"Israel, wait!" Ash said. Israel stopped his walk.
"Yes?"
"About our battle…" Ash started.
"Ah yes. The battle. We will have it next Sunday, the day after my birthday party." Israel replied.
"Ya know, if I didn't know better, I'd say you're stalling the battle." Ash said smugly.
"Please. What reason would I have to stall the battle?" Prince Israel asked. "Tell ya what, for this week leading up to the party, you can be my apprentice at the gym."
"What do I have to do?" Ash asked.
"You'll see." Israel replied.
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End of chapter 21